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Mogalakwena

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Mogalakwena has the largest population in the Waterberg. Mogalakwena has 307 682 residents compared to the 115 767 of Lephalale.

0,31% Growth

The Mogalakwena Municipality, classified as a category B local municipality, was established on 5 December 2000 when various municipalities and councils that had previously served Potgietersrus and surrounding areas were integrated.

The following local authorities were amalgamated to form the new municipality:

The Greater Potgietersrus (Mokopane)
Bakenberg
Koedoesrand\Rebone

Mogalakwena Municipality is situated in the western quadrant of Limpopo, within the western district of the Waterberg Municipality, and is bordered by Aganang to the east, Mookgopong to the south, and Lephalale to the north.

The stunning bushveld environment and a multi-cultural community and history give Mokopane a unique character. The town and immediate surroundings boast fascinating ancient caves, the Big Five, San rock art, curios, typically bushveld food and drink such as biltong (dried meat) and mampoer (a potent drink), tropical gardens and traditional dancing.

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People

Quick Fact

15,9% of those 20+ have no schooling.

Of the 307 682 residents of Mogalakwena Local Municipality, 96,1% are black African, 3% are white, with the other population groups making up the remaining 0,9%.

Of those aged 20 years and above, 18,2% completed/have some primary education, 35,6% have secondary education, 21,7% have completed matric, 8,5% have some form of higher education, and 16% have no form of schooling.

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Group	Percentage
Black African	96,1%
Coloured	0,1%
Indian/Asian	0,5%
White	3%
Other	0,2%

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Age	Males	Females
0-4	6,3%	6,4%
5-9	5,5%	5,4%
10-14	5,4%	5,2%
15-19	6,1%	5,7%
20-24	4,7%	4,8%
25-29	3,5%	4%
30-34	2,7%	3,1%
35-39	2,3%	3%
40-44	1,9%	2,5%
45-49	1,8%	1,8%
50-54	1,5%	2,1%
55-59	1,3%	1,9%
60-64	1,1%	1,6%
65-69	0,8%	1,4%
70-74	0,8%	1,4%
75-79	0,4%	0,9%
80-84	0,3%	0,7%
85+	0,2%	0,6%

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Language	Percentage
Afrikaans	3,1%
English	1,4%
IsiNdebele	6,6%
IsiXhosa	0,2%
IsiZulu	0,8%
Sepedi	73,1%
Sesotho	2,2%
Setswana	0,9%
Sign Language	0,2%
SiSwati	0,1%
Tshivenda	0,5%
Xitsonga	9,1%
Other	1.3%
Not Applicable	0,6%

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Group	Percentage
Married	20%
Living together like married partners	2,2%
Never married	72,9%
Widower/Widow	4%
Separated	0,3%
Divorced	0,6%

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Group	Percentage
No Schooling	2,4%
Some Primary	43%
Completed Primary	6,3%
Some Secondary	37,8%
Completed Secondary	8,8%
Higher Education	1%
Not Applicable	0,7%

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Sex	Percentage
Female	53,3%
Male	46,7%

Living Conditions

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91,8% Use electricity for lighting.

According to Census 2011, there are 17 525 households of which 42,3% have access to piped water in the yard, while only 20,2% of households have access to piped water in their dwelling which is the lowest figure in the Waterberg District Municipality.

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Area	Percentage
Urban	27,3%
Tribal/Traditional	70,9%
Farm	1,8%

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Item	Yes	No
Cellphone	88,1%	11,9%
Computer	11,9%	88,1%
Television	77,1%	22,9%
Satellite Television	20%	80%
Radio	61,8%	38,2%
Landline / Telephone	5%	95%
Motor Car	21,7%	78,3%
Refrigerator	75,1%	24,9%
Electric / Gas-Stove	76,7%	23,3%

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Energy Source	Cooking	Heating	Lighting
Electricity	59,4%	53%	91,8%
Gas	2%	0,9%	0,1%
Paraffin	3,9%	1,3%	0,2%
Solar	0,1%	0,1%	0,2%
Candles	0%	0%	7,4%
Wood	34,3%	32,2%	0%
Coal	0,1%	0,1%	0%
Animal Dung	0%	0%	0%
Other	0%	0%	0%
None	0,1%	12,2%	0,2%

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Access	Percentage
From Home	3,2%
From Cellphone	13,1%
From Work	1,8%
From Elsewhere	4,4%
No Access	77,5%

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Tenure Status	Percentage
Rented	10%
Owned and fully paid off	53%
Owned but not yet paid off	4,3%
Occupied rent free	30,7%
Other	1,9%

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Source of water	Percentage
Regional/Local water scheme (operated by municipality or other water services provider)	69,1%
Borehole	17,4%
Spring	0,3%
Rain water tank	0,6%
Dam/Pool/Stagnant water	1,8%
River/Stream	1,3%
Water vendor	3,4%
Water tanker	3,2%
Other	2,8%

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Toilet Facility	Percentage
None	3,1%
Flush toilet (connected to sewerage system)	25,8%
Flush toilet (with septic tank)	1,9%
Chemical toilet	1%
Pit toilet with ventilation	11%
Pit toilet without ventilation	55,8%
Bucket toilet	0,9%
Other	0,6%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	26,8%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,4%
Communal refuse dump	1,3%
Own refuse dump	63,3%
No rubbish disposal	7,7%
Other	0,5%

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Refuse Disposal	Percentage
Removed by local authority/private company at least once a week	26,8%
Removed by local authority/private company less often	0,4%
Communal refuse dump	1,3%
Own refuse dump	63,3%
No rubbish disposal	7,7%
Other	0,5%

Economy

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51,7% Youth unemployment rate.

According to Census 2011, of the 78 647 economically active (employed or unemployed but looking for work) people in the district, 40,2% are unemployed. The unemployment rate of Mogalakwena is almost double that of the other municipalities in the district. This could be attributed to a reduction in mining activities in recent years.

Of the 39 515 economically active youth (15–35 years) in the area, 51,7% are unemployed, which is also the highest in the district.

Agricultural activities include farming of cattle, poultry, game and citrus.

Mining activities include platinum, clay (for bricks), granite, limestone, fluorspar, tin, and coal.

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Employment Status	Number
Employed	47038
Unemployed	31609
Discouraged Work Seeker	10072
Not Economically Active	90644

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Income	Percentage
None income	15,4%
R1 - R4,800	5,2%
R4,801 - R9,600	10,6%
R9,601 - R19,600	23,1%
R19,601 - R38,200	22,1%
R38,201 - R76,4000	10,2%
R76,401 - R153,800	6,4%
R153,801 - R307,600	4,4%
R307,601 - R614,400	1,9%
R614,001 - R1,228,800	0,4%
R1,228,801 - R2,457,600	0,2%
R2,457,601+	0,2%

Agricultural Statistics

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Agricultural households
Type of specific activity	Number
Livestock production	8,463
Poultry production	9,217
Vegetable production	3,445
Production of other crops	10,693
Other	3,396

**An agricultural household may engage in more than one agricultural activity

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Agricultural households
Type of activity	Number
Crops only	9,176
Animals only	11,290
Mixed farming	4,184
Other	1,439

**An agricultural household may not fall under more than one agricultural activity

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Income category of agricultural households
Annual income category of agricultural household heads	Number
No income	8,720
R1-R4 800	634
R4 801-R38 400	13,956
R38 401-R307 200	2,309
R307 201+	168
Unspecified	303

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Place names

Places in Mogalakwena Municipality
Babirwa Bakenberg Bakone Basterpad Bokwidi Breda Buffelshoek Dikgokgopheng Dipere Diphitshi Diretsaneng Ditlotswana Doren Ga-Dukakgomo Ga-Hlako Ga-Kgubudi Ga-Lebelo Ga-Letwaba Ga-Mabuela Ga-Mabusela Ga-Maloka Ga-Mushi Galakwena Galalia GaMagongwa GaMalapile GaMalope GaMapela GaMasenya GaMashiane GaMasipa GaMathapo GaMathekga GaModipana GaMokaba GaMokwena GaMolekana GaMolekwa GaMonare GaMonene GaMosege GaNkidikitlane GaPila GaRalenkwane GaRamela GaRamurulane GaRapadi GaSekhaolelo GaTshaba GaTshipana GaTshokwe Goede Hoop Hermansdaal Kabeane Kaditshwene Kgopeng Khala Kromkloof KwaKwalata Lekalakala Lekgweng Lekhureng Leruleng Lesodi Mmotlana Lyden Mabula Machikiri Madiba Magabaneng Magagamatala Mahlwareng Mahwelereng Makapan Valley Makekeng Makobe Malokong Mapela Marulaneng Matebeleng Matsitsileng Mellinium Park Mmahlogo Mmakala Mmalepetleke Mmamatlakala Mogalakwena NU Mohlotlo Mokopane Mongatane Monte Christo Mookamedi Mosira Mosuka Mountain View Moyaneng Mphelelo Nkgori Ntsintsing Phahladira Phola Park Polen Potgietersrust Rantlakana Rooibokfontein Scheming Schuilpadkraal Segole Sekgakgapeng Sekuruwe Senita Sepharane Setuphiline Sodoma Taolome Thaba Letshoba Tipeng Tlhohoyanku Tsebeshi Tshamahansi Uitspanning Uitzicht Vianen Waterval Wydhoek

Key Statistics 2011

Total population	307,682
Young (0-14)	34,3%
Working Age (15-64)	58,3%
Elderly (65+)	7,4%
Dependency ratio	71,5
Sex ratio	87,6
Growth rate	0,31% (2001-2011)
Population density	50 persons/km2
Unemployment rate	40,2%
Youth unemployment rate	51,7%
No schooling aged 20+	15,9%
Higher education aged 20+	8,5%
Matric aged 20+	21,7%
Number of households	79,395
Number of Agricultural households	26,089
Average household size	3,8
Female headed households	52,3%
Formal dwellings	93,6%
Housing owned/paying off	57,3%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	25,8%
Weekly refuse removal	26,8%
Piped water inside dwelling	20,2%
Electricity for lighting	91,8%

Key Statistics 2001

Total population	298,439
Young (0-14)	38,7%
Working Age (15-64)	58,3%
Elderly (65+)	6,5%
Dependency ratio	82,7%
Sex ratio	84,9
Growth rate	1,1% (2001-2011)
Unemployment rate	47,6%
Youth unemployment rate	60,5%
No schooling aged 20+	31,6%
Higher education aged 20+	6,7%
Matric aged 20+	14,2%
Number of households	68,011
Average household size	4,2
Female headed households	54,7%
Formal dwellings	85,4%
Housing owned/paying off	44,9%
Flush toilet connected to sewerage	20,5%
Weekly refuse removal	16,9%
Piped water inside dwelling	8,7%
Electricity for lighting	70,4%

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Economic Stats

Joe de Beer (Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8024
082 888 2600
joedb@statssa.gov.za

Peter Perkins
(Economist)
012 310 8389
082 883 9532
peterp@statssa.gov.za

Social Stats

Gwen Lehloenya (Acting Deputy Director-General)
012 310 8333
082 888 2323
gwenL@statssa.gov.za

Neo Nghenavo
(Director)
012 310 8047
082 888 2613
neon@statssa.gov.za

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Topic	Contact	Alternative Contact
Consumer price index (CPI), Producer price index (PPI), Unit value indices: exports / imports, Construction materials price indices	Patrick Kelly (Chief Director) 012 310 8290 082 888 2248 patrickke@statssa.gov.za	Marietjie Bennett (Director) 012 310 8077 082 888 2194 marietjieb@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: national and provincial government	Moses Mnyaka (Chief Director) 012 310 8984 / 8586 083 471 3531 mosesmn@statssa.gov.za	Elizabeth Makhafola (Director) 012 310 8977 082 888 9062 elizabethma@statssa.gov.za
Government finance: local government	Moses Mnyaka (Chief Director) 012 310 8984 / 8586 083 471 3531 mosesmn@statssa.gov.za	Malibongwe Mhemhe (Director) 012 310 6928 082 906 8964 malibongwem@statssa.gov.za
Supply and use tables, Satellite accounts, Regional GDP	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za
Gross domestic product (GDP), production	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za	Bontlenyana Makhoba(Chief Economist) 012 310 8567 bontlenyanam@statssa.gov.za
Gross domestic product (GDP), expenditure	Michael Manamela (Chief Director) 012 310 8520 082 888 2205 michaelm@statssa.gov.za	Litshani Ligudu (Director) 012 310 4674 082 884 4279 litshanil@statssa.gov.za
Environmental-economic accounts	Gerhardt Bouwer (Chief Director) 012 310 8241 082 888 2409 gerhardb@statssa.gov.za	Riaan Grobler (Director) 012 406 3474 084 515 2908 riaang@statssa.gov.za
Mining, manufacturing, electricity, capacity utilisation	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Nicolai Claassen (Director) 012 310 8007 076 759 0200 nicolaic@statssa.gov.za
Retail, wholesale, motor, land transport	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Keshnee Naidoo (Director) 012 310 8423 083 689 5341 keshneen@statssa.gov.za
Building, liquidations, civil cases for debt, food & beverages, tourist accommodation	Hlabi Morudu (Chief Director) 012 310 8377 082 317 8531 hlabim@statssa.gov.za	Joyce Essel-Mensah (Director) 012 310 8255 082 888 2374 joycee@statssa.gov.za
Annual financial statistics (AFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Amukelani Ngobeni (Director) 012 310 2938 082 677 4536 amukelanin@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly financial statistics (QFS)	Sagaren Pillay (Chief Director) 012 310 4619 082 905 2665 sagarenp@statssa.gov.za	Krisseelan Govinden (Director) 012 310 4651 082 901 7960 krisseelang@statssa.gov.za
Structural industry statistics (large sample surveys of industries every 3 to 5 years; agriculture)	Itani Magwaba (Chief Director) 012 337 6471 / 6254 082 905 5143 itanim@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Pekane (Director) 012 310 8191 083 675 8654 tshepop@statssa.gov.za
Population Statistics (Census and Community Survey)	Christine Khoza (Chief Director) 012 310 2185 071 670 2672 christinek@statssa.gov.za	Angela Ngyende (Chief Statistician) 012 310 4699 079 519 3212 angelan@statssa.gov.za
Demography-Mid-year Population Estimates	Diego Iturralde (Chief Director) 012 310 8922 082 413 2661 diegoi@statssa.gov.za	Chantal Munthree (Chief Statistician) 012 310 6648 082 888 2289 chantalMu@statssa.gov.za
Labour Statistics- Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS)	Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za	Desiree Manamela (Director) 012 310 2145 071 681 2768 DesireeM@statssa.gov.za Malerato Mosiane (Chief Statistician) 012 310 8688 082 888 2449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za
Quarterly Employment Statistics (QES)	Malerato Mosiane (Acting Chief Director) 012 310 8688 082 8882449 maleratoM@statssa.gov.za	Matlapane Masupye (Acting Director) 012 310 8168 082 317 5340 matlapanem@statssa.gov.za
Tourism Statistics (Domestic Tourism Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Brenda Mosima (Director) 012 310 8168 082 906 7925 BrendaMo@statssa.gov.za
Crime and Safety Statistics (Victims of Crime Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Joseph Lukhwareni (Director) 012 310 8485 082 888 2486 JosephL@statssa.gov.za
Service Delivery Statistics (General Household Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Niel Roux (Director) 012 310 2939 082 904 7919 NielR@statssa.gov.za
Transport Statistics (National Travel Survey)	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Solly Molayi (Director) 012 310 6442 083 440 7035 SollyMol@statssa.gov.za
Gender Statistics	Isabel Schmidt (Chief Director ) 012 337 6379 082 884 4281 IsabelSc@statssa.gov.za	Tshepo Mabela (Director) 012 310 8587 082 941 9383 TshepoMab@statssa.gov.za
Mortality and Causes of Deaths	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Tourism and Migration	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Registered Births	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Marriages and Divorces	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Ramadimetja Matji(Director) 012 406 33011 071 670 3272 ramadimetjaM@statssa.gov.za
Living Conditions Survey	Rika du Plessis (Acting Chief Director) Health and Vital Statistics 012 310 2913 .. rikaDP@statssa.gov.za	Thabo Molebatsi(Director) 012 310 4857 060 997 8372 thabomol@statssa.gov.za
Income and Expenditure Survey	Nozipho Shabalala (Chief Director ) 012 310 6994 082 904 8896 Noziphos@statssa.gov.za	Werner Ruch (Director) 012 310 6318 082 906 7967 wernerr@statssa.gov.za

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